Combined whip and rein holder



(No Model.)

J. H. HUNTRESS.

HIP AND REIN HOLDER.

GOMBINBDW Patented Oct. 28

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEErcE.`

JOHN HOLMES HUNTRESS, OF JANESVILLE, VISOONSIN.

COMBINED WHlP AND REIN HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,305, dated October28, 1884.

Application filed October 23, 1883. Renewed August 18, 188.4. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom it ntayconcern: p y

Be it known that I, JOHN H. HUNTRESS, of Janesville, in the county ofRock and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Combined Vhip and Rein Holder; and' I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to au improvement in` combined whip and reinholders, the object ot' niy'invention being, first, to provide a whipand rein holder which will hold the whip firmly in position in thesocket, and which will not damage the whip by abrasion while beingintroduced or withdrawn from the socket; second, to provide a whip andrein holder which lwill hold the reins securely, and which will allowthe reins to be gripped and released without the removal of the whip, orthe whip to be gripped and released without removal of the reins and,thirdly, to provide a whip and rein holder which can be readily andfirmly adjusted to any dash, can be operated by the durable. Theseobjects I attain by the mechanism illustrated by the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure lis a front view in perspective, with whip`and reins in position; and Fig. 2 is a rear view in perspective of thesocket, showing the fastenings.

A represents a skeleton whip-socket made of any suitable material,having the aperture B, which admits the clamping end of the lever O. Thesocket A is further provided with the lugs d d, which support thepivoted lever C, and also with the cup-recess b, which holds one end ofthe spiral spring E. The lever C, made of any suitable material, isprovided with the cup-recess b', to hold the other end of the spring E,and with the flattened end F, to receive the pressure from. the foot orhand.' The spiral spring E, pressing outward, holds" the clamping end ofthe leverfirmly against the whip. The clainping'end D of the lever ismade sufficiently large to prevent it from passing entirely through theaperture B when the whip is removed.- The socket is fastened to the dashby means of the at U-shaped spring-fastenings a a. The shorter ends ofthese fastenings e e are riveted to the back of the socket, which isconveniently made somewhat thicker, and attened at these places toreceive them, and the longer ends f f are provided with holes 7L h, toadmit screws g g, which are received into` correspondingly-threadedholes L h in the back of the socket.

I have spoken of the socket as skeleton,77 this being lighter, andsaving material; but I do not wish to confine myself to that particularform, but retain the privilege of legitimately modifying the shape ofeither socket or lever.

The face of the clamping end of the lever may well be provided with arubber or other soft packing.

I am aware that the combination of a whip and rein holder is not new,and therefore disclaim the same, broadly.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by'Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a whip-socket having an aperture. B, of thelever pivoted to the said socket, and a spring for forcing one end ofthe lever through the aperture in the socket, substantially as setforth.

2. The combination, with a whipsocket having an aperture, B, and a lugor lugs, of a lever pivoted to the lugs and provided with a curved upperend, and a spring for forcing the curved upper end of the lever throughthe aperture, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signedV this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN HOLMES HUN TRESS.

Witnesses:

C. E. BowLEs, GEO. G. SUTHEELAND.

